It is 1912, and young Harry Hopewell arrives in Perth to work on the construction of a wireless station commissioned by the new Australian Commonwealth Government. He is full of enthusiasm about the miraculous new world of possibilities opened up by radio transmission, and buoyed by his growing friendship with Nellie Weston. But when Nellie and her parents vanish without a trace, his world begins to darken. Set in iconic locales around early-twentieth century Perth and Western Australia, That Untravelled World is a bittersweet novel about a young man’s search for love and meaning in a rapidly changing world.
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Ian Reid is a widely published author of literary and historical non-fiction whose writings have been translated into several languages. His poetry has earned him the Antipodes prize in the USA. His acclaimed first novel, The End of Longing, was published by UWA Publishing in 2011. Originally from New Zealand he now lives in Perth, where he is a Winthrop Professor at The University of Western Australia and Emeritus Professor at Curtin University. www.ianreid-author.com